Game apparatus.



G. J. DYER.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION 1111111111111111 3.

UNITED srnr zs PATENT OFFICE.

cHARLEsJ. DYER,.OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

T0 allwhomitmayconcern."

Be it known that LCHARLES J. DYER,

it n of the United States, residing at Another object of' the invention is to pro' vide a construction in which the results of the manipulation of the game pieces ay be quickly and accurately determined;

A still furtherobject of the invention is to provide a construction with but few movable parts thereby preventing the device from being renderedinoperative from improper manipulatlon 0r excesslve use.

A further ob ect of the inventlon 1s to provide a construction which may be economically manufactured and which may be played by inexperienced persons.

For a full understanding ofthe' invention reference is to be hadto the following description and. accompany drawing, in which 1 Figure l'is a perspective view Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the top being removed; Fig. 3 is an end view of the device for manipulating the game pieces; and Fig. 4 is aper spective view of said device.

the box is provided with a plurality of open ings 17 immediately in front of the end wall 12. These apertures are arrangedin rows disposed in spaced relation. Each aperture is designated by a numeral, indicating what may be termed the value of the particular aperture, there being several of the aper'- GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. 2 Patented Aug, 11,1914, Application filed March '25, 1913. Serial No. 756,816.

tures indicated by the same numeral, the numbers preferably ranging from one to SIX. It willjbe notedthat instead of each aperture having a designating numeral, each of the rows of apertures may be indicated by a numeral, the apertures in said row having the valuation of, the designating numeral of the row. i

A game piece manipulating device is arfrom the apertures. .This manipulating device eonsists'of a-tray 18 formed with the base19, the rear wall 20, and the end walls .21. A block 22 is secured to. the under face of the base19 adjacent its front edge. This block supports a esilient rod 23, the rod beiing preferably attached to the block by gmeans-of staples .24. The terminals of the rod project beyond the end walls 21 of the itray and extend through the eyes 25 of seg'curmg devices 26 which are arranged in the ;base 16 of the box. It will be noted that as the tray is pivoted adjacent its front edge that its rear edge 27 will, at all times, rest fon the bottom of the box, thus maintaining the tray in a position to receive the game pieces. j a

1 The game pieces which are employed are a plurality of spheres 28. of such diameter that they may be seated in the openings 17. The player is allowed a certain number of these game pieces which he places, either jsingly or as an entirety, within the tray 18. ijThe tray is provided with a button 29 by means of which it may be manipulated. The tray is then tilted and the game pieces projected toward the wall 12. If they are projected with suflicient force to strike the .wall 12, they will be returned toward the tray. If they are permitted to merely roll toward the said wall, traversing the path in which the apertures are arranged, certain or all of the game pieces will seat within the openings 17. Batten strips 30 are secured to the base and sides of the box, the batten strips being substantially rectangular in cross section and mitered at the corners to form a snug joint. Particular attention is called to this construction as it provides a sloping wall adjacent the edge'ofjthe box which forms a return incline for the game pieces which has a tendency to throw them toward the center of the box.

4 The object of the game is to seat the balls in apertures designated by a particular number, or in a certain number of apertures,

j l ranged ad acent the end of the box remote the valuations of which, when added to- .necessary to exercise particular skill in driving the ball toward the apertures in'order that it may not-merely rebound from the rear wall and rollover the apertures at a speed which will prevent its seating within the same. The peculiar construction and arrangementof the tray is such as to tend to defeat the accurate rolling of the game pieces toward the openings, that is, the player cannot accurately govern the speed of the balls by reason of the angle at which they must necessarily contact with the box.

Particular attention is called to the pe culiar manner of mounting the tray. The tray is mounted on the central portion of the resilient rod, which gives the tray a certain amount of resiliency when it is manipulated, thus placing the player at a disadvantage in the accurate manipulation of the balls. It will be noted, therefore, that while a certain degree of skill is necessary to secure the best results, that the element of chance will operate to prevent such skillful manipulation as to permit of all the balls beingjplaced within the apertures with ease.

Attention is called to the fact that the peculiar arrangement of the batten strips have a tendency to deflect the gamepieces toward the center of the board, and that the game pieces which ride over the batten strips adjacent the apertures in the base of the box will be returned across the apertured surface at a speed which will prevent their being seated in the apertures.

' The many advantages of'a construction-of this character will be clearly apparent, as it will be noted that the device is such as may be easily and economically manufactured,

and that the various parts may be readily assembled.

' the box, a game piece delivering member 1 tending through eyes secured to the bottom,

supported adjacent the end wall of the box remote from said apertures, and "a flexible rod secured to the under faceof said delivering member, the terminals of said rodexing said movement.

ing the delivering member.

.in presence of two witnesses.

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of the box, whereby the delivering member may participate in a pivotal movement,'the rod intermediate its ends being flexed dur- 2. A game apparatus comprising a substantially rectangular box including a bottom, side walls and end walls, the bottom ad jacent one of the end walls being provided with apertures, and a game piece delivering member supportedad acent the other end" of the box, said member comprising a base,

a rear walland end walls, a block secured to the under face of the base,"and aresilient rod extending longitudinally of the base'and securedto said b1ock,theterminals of said rod being supported by thebase of; the box.

3. A game apparatus comprising a-sub:

being pivotally mou'nted on the bottom of the box.

board, game pieces, adelivering member therefor,'and a resilient mounting flexibly supporting sald dellver ng member and arranged upon-the-board. j I

5. A game 'apparatussincluding a game board, game pieces, an oscillating delivering member therefor, and a resilient'pintle ar ranged on said board and flexibly support- 6. A game apparatus including game board,.game pieces, an oscillating delivering member therefor, and a,res1l1ent mounting for said dellverlng memberlarranged on the boardwhereby the directionof said member 7 I 7 may be varied-as it isoscillated.

7. A game apparatus including .a game board, game p1eces,a delivering -membertherefor, and a reslllent mountmg-forsaid 4. A game apparatus including a game memberarranged on the board, whereby an member.

In testimony CHAS. J. Witnesses H. A. BIcnLow,

PHIL. Rnon'r.

parallel with said dqpieys ot this patent maybe obtained ltor five cents each, by addressing the comxaissioner o1 r at ents, i

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